Palo Alto Weekly

City View

A round-up of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (May 13)

Caltrain: The council heard a presentation on Caltrain's business plan Action: None Parking: The council discussed recommendations for changing the city's Residential Preferential Parking programs and supported initiating a new parking program in a section of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood. Yes: Unanimous

PAMA MOU: The board approved a five-year memorandum of understanding with the Palo Alto Management Association (PAMA), including financial terms for a compensation increase. Action: Unanimous

GUP agreement: The board accepted a request from Stanford University to suspend action on a tentative mitigation agreement they had negotiated related to the university's general use permit. Yes: Baten Caswell, Dharap, DiBrienza Recused: Collins, Dauber

Budget: The committee recommended approving the proposed fiscal year 2020 budgets for the Utilities Department's Electric Fund, Gas Fund and Fiber Fund. It also approved the budgets for the Department of Planning and Community Environment and Office of Transportation. Yes: Unanimous

Architectural Review Board (May 16)

567 Homer Ave.: The board requested that the applicant of the project at 567 Homer Ave. resolve the following issues prior to submitting a formal application to demolish an 1,292-square-foot residential building and construct a three-story, three-unit residential building at the site: reduce the third-story massing to better fit in with the neighborhood; reduce privacy impacts; provide sufficient native landscaping; and ensure circulation is well thought out for ease of use by future residents.

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